Pail attachment



Ma ch 23,1937. J. M. M DONALD 2,074,657

' PAIL ATTACHMENT Filed May 13, 1936 nvenlor M A; v a Aug ey:

Patented Mar. 23, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 5 Claims.

This invention relates broadly to pails and more particularly to meansapplicable to a pail in a manner to provide a silencer or sounddeadening abutment for the bail or handle of the pail.

In accordance with the present invention a resilient pail silencer isprovided and particularly designed for use in hospitals or the likewhere silence is necessary.

The inventiontogether with its objects and advantages will be bestunderstood from a study of the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing wherein:--

Figure 1 is a side elevational view illustrating the application of theinvention.

Figure 2 is a top plan thereof.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the silencer per se and Figure 4 is aperspective view of a clip forming part of the silencer.

Since the pail does not form the essence of the invention only so much-of the pail will be positively referred to, and is illustrated, asbelieved necessary for a proper understanding of the invention.Referring therefore to the drawing it will be seen that 5 indicatesgenerally a portion of the peripheral wall of the pail which pailincludes among other parts ears 6 attached thereto near its upper rimand engaging the ends of a wire ball or handle I.

In accordance with the present invention there is provided forassociation with each of the ears 6 of the pail a silencer indicatedgenerally by the reference numeral 8.

Each silencer 8 is in the form of a body block 9 of rubber or similarelastic resilient material. The body 9 is oblong and has its oppositeends rounded preferably as shown. Further, the block 9 is provided witha slot H] for receiving a portion of the ear 6,and from one end of theslot to one rounded end of the block said block is slit as at H topermit the block 9 to be expanded and to permit the block to be slidonto the ear 6 by forcing the block transversely of the ear, the slit llthus serving as an entrance slit for the slot 1 I.

At the slitted end thereof the block 9 has its edge portion providedwith a groove l 2 for receiving a retaining clip l3.

Clip I3 is formed from a single length of wire or other suitableresilient material adapted to fit within the groove l2. At itsrespective opposite ends the wire I3 is bent laterally inwardly andsharpened to provide penetrating prongs or points l4 that embedthemselves within the body of the block 9 in a manner to secure the clip13 in position on the body.

As clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 with the silencers 8 applied to theears 6 said silencers rest on the upper edge of the wall of the pail andas shown in Figure 1 when the bail l is permitted to fall to ahorizontal position the pivoted ends of the bail will rest on the block9 to be supported thereby above and out of engagement with the rim orWall of the pail 5. Also as the bail 1 falls to the dotted line positionshown in Figure 1 the pivoted ends of the bail will engage the block 9which latter will form a sounddeadening support for the ball 1 when thelatter is in the dotted line position shown in Figure 1 and thus servesto silence the noise generally accompanying the falling of the bail froma vertical or substantially vertical position to a loweredout-of-the-way position.

It will be therefore appreciated that the silencers or sound-deadeningdevices 9 may be employed on pails especially those used by attendantsin hospitals or the like where silence is necessary and desirable.

It will also be apparent that the block 9 can be cheaply andeconomically constructed and can be readily applied to the ears 6 orremoved therefrom when found desirable.

It is thought that the utility and advantages of an invention of thischaracter will be had without a more detailed description. 7

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:--

1. The combination with a pail having ears near its upper rim and a bailhaving its ends 3 material having a slot therethrough to receive theupstanding end of 'a pail ear with the block resting on the rim of thepail, and said block being also provided with a slit extending from oneend of the slot to one end of the block to facilitate application of theblock to the pail ear.

3. A pail silencer comprising a block of resilient material having aslot therethrough to re- 'ceive the upstanding end of a pail ear withthe block resting on the rim of the pail, and said block being alsoprovided with a slit extending from one end of the slot to one end ofthe block to facilitate application of the block to the pail ear, and aclip straddling the block at the slit end thereof for holding the blockin contracted position on the pail ear.

4. As a new article of manufacture a silencer adapted for application tothe ear of a pail and for rest on the rim of the pail, said silencercomprising an oblong block of resilient material provided with a slotand a slit extending from one end of the slot to one end of the block,said block at the slit end thereof being also provided with a grooveextending from one side thereof to the other, and a clip engaging insaid groove for urging the ends of the block formed by said slit intointimate contact for closing the slot.

5. As a. new article of manufacture a silencer adapted for applicationto the ear of a pail and for rest on the rim of the pail, said silencercomprising an oblong block of resilient material provided with a slotand a slit extending from one end of the slot to one end of the block,said block at the slit end thereof being also provided with a grooveextending from one side thereof to the other, and a clip engaging insaid groove for urging the ends of the block formed by said slit intointimate contact for closing the slot, and said clip having pointed endspenetrating said block for securing the clip in position on the block.

JOHN MALCOLM MACDONALD.

